| One of the most frequently asked question of new | | | | recommends. Feeding only hard food does NOT keep |
| Papillon owners is: What do I feed it? First don't feed | | | | the teeth clean and avoid the need for dental care. |
| Papillons or any other small dog just once a day! | | | | The processing required for dry food kills many |
| Papillons will eat only what they need if it is available to | | | | beneficial enzymes needed for good health and a long |
| them.You should have their food available to them all | | | | life. |
| day long. | | | | Give your Papillon the best nutrition possible. Mix at |
| Just like humans, the stomach is only so big and needs | | | | least 1/2 can wet high quality dog food with the dry. |
| to be filled on a regular basis, throughout the day. Could | | | | Mix a little extra fat (grease drained from hamburger |
| you do well only eating lunch everyday, no breakfast | | | | and such) or oil with the food. A dog does not digest |
| or dinner? How much harder would it be for a Papillon, | | | | the same as humans and the fat is necessary for |
| whose energy needs are VERY high, because of all | | | | good coat and skin, as well as extra energy. Soup |
| the growth and development going on in it's body! | | | | bones, cooked in a pressure cooker, give calcium and |
| If you are not going to leave food out all day then, | | | | do help clean the teeth. |
| offer a Papillon their food at least 4 times a day till | | | | Warm broth over the dry dog food is a welcome |
| they reach one year of age. Then offer them food 3 | | | | meal in the winter. Still, to prevent an unbalanced diet, |
| times a day until they are 2 years old. After that, feed | | | | do feed a good quality dry food to your Papillons. Mix |
| a Papillon a MINIMUM of 2 times a day for the rest of | | | | the dry with the meat paste daily as well as just |
| it's life. Better yet, just leave their food out and let them | | | | leaving plain dry out if they want something to crunch. |
| eat when they want to. Remember, they will only eat | | | | Even give milk to the pregnant and nursing Papillon |
| what they really need. | | | | females to help insure proper nutrition to the puppies. |
| Hypoglycemia is the result of a puppy not getting | | | | DO NOT USE RAW MEATS as the chance for |
| enough food at times of stress or high energy use. If a | | | | bacterial problems exist in raw meat and |
| puppy is only fed once a day this can contribute to this | | | | environmental contamination may become a problem. |
| easily avoided condition. | | | | Cook some liver, chicken and hamburger to add extra |
| Young Papillon puppies who are only fed once a day | | | | fresh protein to their diet. Cook the chicken, (the same |
| may also have digestive upsets, because, after being | | | | that you would buy at your local grocer), and use a |
| hungry all day, they try to eat as much as they can at | | | | food processor to make a paste of the whole thing. |
| one time. A lack of available food can make them | | | | Skin, bones and meat give your Papillon nutrition. Be |
| restless and they will search for something to eat or | | | | careful of bones! Ensure they were cut up all the way |
| chew, which, in turn, can lead to chewed furniture. It | | | | and blended properly! |
| can also cause them not to sleep well at night. Hunger | | | | Bits of fresh vegetables are welcome. Broccoli, |
| can will affect the temperament of a growing Papillon | | | | cauliflower, carrots and avocados are especially good |
| puppy. | | | | sources of vitamins for both adult and puppy Papillons. |
| Dry food does not have all the nutrients needed for | | | | Some Papillons enjoy bits of fresh fruit like apples and |
| good health, in spite of all the claims. It may contain too | | | | or oranges. Fresh fruit replaces the enzymes lost in |
| much sodium as a preservative which would cause | | | | the processing of regular dog food. |
| excessive thirst. This, in turn, would be the need for | | | | If your Papillon refuses to eat certain foods just |
| more potty trips. And if your Papillon is still only a puppy | | | | remember: as humans, we have our own personal |
| there will be big messes all over the place. If you want | | | | food likes and dislikes, Papillon dogs and puppies are no |
| to use dry food ask your vet as to what he | | | | different. |